LawFuel’s 2022 Lawyer of the Year is the battling ‘loophole lawyer’ who fought to get Charlotte Bellis into the country under the MIQ lottery system.
John B. Quinn, the Harvard-trained litigator who turned a scrappy four-lawyer Los Angeles firm into the world’s most feared litigation powerhouse, which also achieved ‘fearsome profits’, has stepped down from the helm of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan after four decades at the top.
The announcement was made to partners on Sunday and described by some in the legal press as arriving “abruptly”, bringing to a close one of the most remarkable leadership tenures in Big Law history.
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DALLAS – Troutman Pepper Locke has added Kate Pennartz as a partner in its Real Estate Practice Group in Dallas, further strengthening the firm’s nationally recognized real estate platform and expanding its capabilities in one of the country’s most active development markets. Pennartz joins Troutman Pepper Locke from Holland & Knight and brings significant experience
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Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Ashley F. Calcagno has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C., office as an associate in the General Litigation practice group. Ashley joins Blank Rome from Baker & McKenzie LLP, reuniting with partner Graham R. Cronogue, who joined the firm in December. Ashley focuses her practice on dispute resolutions, including commercial litigation and international arbitration. She
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Neal Katyal, the superstar legal hotshot, set off a minor legal‑Twitter firestorm by posting a victory‑lap tweet and TED‑talk teaser crediting a bespoke AI tool, “Harvey,” with helping him win the Supreme Court tariffs case—a bit of self‑branding that many lawyers found tone‑deaf and over‑the‑top. A subsequent reader poll by David Lat found roughly 70
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Article source: Nursing Home Law Centre LLC A woman has just arrived in the emergency room from a nursing home. She has a cracked rib that healed several weeks ago, and a bed sore that looks about 5 days old. The staff in the hospital can clearly see she’s been neglected, but they can’t tell
On May 5, 2026, Cravath partner Elad Roisman was named to Washingtonian’s list of “Washington DC’s 500 Most Influential People of 2026,” which recognizes the “power players who work to understand and shape rapidly shifting priorities across the capital.” Elad was highlighted for his reputation and work in the Banking & Finance category. Elad, who
Article source: Attorney Scott Henry A drug possession charge can feel overwhelming from the moment it is filed. The outcome can affect your record, your job, and your future. A felony defense attorney can help identify ways to challenge the case early on. Understanding A Possession Charge Drug possession charges are based on the idea
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AI is Eating the Entry-level Lunch For years, partners have whispered about how many juniors they actually need if a machine can read 10,000 documents in an hour. This week, MinterEllison in Australia stopped whispering and started acting. The firm has effectively put the Australian legal market on notice, slashing its 2025-26 graduate intake by
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The firm that pays its partners $12 million a year just can’t stop losing them. Here’s why that paradox may be the most important story in Big Law right now.
Wachtell Lipton broke every profitability record in Am Law 100 history in 2026 — and watched nine partners walk out the door to rivals offering something the numbers alone couldn’t match. What’s really driving the exodus from Wall Street’s most envied firm, whether the lockstep model can survive the age of the $80 million guarantee, and what it all means for the future of elite legal practice: it’s all inside.
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Legal AI Just Went All Hollywood The legal technology sector has seen plenty of bold claims. But very few startups have had the audacity — or the funding — to enlist a People magazine Sexiest Man Alive to sell AI software to managing partners. Swedish legal AI company Legora is doing exactly that. “We felt
